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Thursday, October 23, 2008

Fort Wayne Football

FORT WAYNE, OCTOBER 23, 2008 - A piece of Fort Wayne sports history has recently been placed on display at the new Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The Indianapolis Colts purchased copies of two Fort Wayne Friars Football Team images from the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society (the History Center).

One is from 1910 when the Fort Wayne Friars were still a club team, and the other is from 1915 when they were a professional team sponsored by a local, fraternal organization.

These images are on display in the northeast corner of the stadium, in a transition area along the street level concourse. There are four large concrete columns highlighting pieces of Indiana's early professional football history.

Along with the History Center's Friars images are images of the Hammond Clabbys, the Hammond Pros, the Evansville Crimson Giants, and the Friars' rivals the Muncie Flyers.